EdTech
Education Technology is a multi-billion dollar sector of companies innovating in both software and hardware for teaching, learning, and running schools, districts, and state and federal education departments. We document some of the most essential technical innovations and companies that support learning, teaching and more.
Course Access: Reimagining What’s Possible for Education
Course Access is a state level policy that expands the model of educational delivery, allowing students to complement their traditional classroom experience by accessing courses not available in their own school. This video from ExcelinEd explains what Course Access is and shares the real life stories of several students who found success by choosing this learning option.
EdTech 10: Giving Thanks Where Thanks is Due
In addition to the 1,500+ innovative leaders we shared for the 3rd Annual Smart Lists, for Thanksgiving we are thankful for this year’s positive news that we’ve been following weekly for our EdTech 10 series.
(Finally) The Year of Mobile
For five years, people have been saying “This is the year of mobile.” This time they’re right; with nearly ubiquitous US coverage and phone penetration, it changes our assumptions about how people communicate, learn, shop, and play.
School Systems Sitting on Piles of Disruptive Data that Needs to be Exposed
By: Nasha Fitter. Parents need more data points that impact student success, easier ways to find information important to them, and effective tools for creating change. The opportunity lies in big data. For this to occur, we must gather, index, standardize, and surface millions of currently unsearchable variables on schools.
Influencing Chaos
By: Sandy Maynard. We are discovering that chaos drives change, change drives transformation, and transformation is where learning is elevated to a higher level. The element of chaos will not (should not) be removed, it is part of the cycle.
Pedagogy Should Always Precede Technology: SAS Curriculum Pathways Mobile Learning
While the proliferation of apps might tempt one to scour the app store in search of the perfect app, pedagogy should always precede technology or, in this case, pedagogy should always be the primary consideration.
EdTech 10: Signaling Supreme Confidence
Just when we thought that confidence in EdTech couldn’t reach any higher… this week’s news signaled supreme confidence in EdTech specifically around personalized learning, platforms and in the leaders spearheading progress.
Smart List: 365 World Language Innovators, Champions and Resources
The following list outlines examples of schools, districts, and leading voices around the country re-imagining language learning, including the rapid growth of dual language immersion. This Smart List features 365 World Language Innovators, Champions and Resources.
Med Students Use Art to Observe, Data to Spot Trends
Innovations in medical education are improving the affect and effect of doctors in training. Med schools are exploring uses of big data to improve diagnosis and trend spotting while others are incorporating interdisciplinary studies to improve observation and communication skills.
Exponential Technology: Everything is Closer Than it Appears
Exponential technologies have created eight opportunities for operators, Edupreneurs, and investors. Taking full advantage of these eight opportunities requires an improved learning infrastructure, a combination of industry standards, new state policies, and a few new tools.